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Periodical Databases Back to Top
Bengal Central Search - History 
America: History and Life
Journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more about the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Canadian Reference Centre
Magazines, newspapers, news wires, and reference sources from or about Canada. Provided by SUNYConnect.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Library of Congress site providing digital access to historic U.S. newspapers, including ethnic, African American, and Native American papers, from eleven states (including New York) and the District of Columbia. Coverage is from 1880-1922, and by 2011, will reach back to 1836.
HarpWeek 
Browse or search the full-text, full-image electronic version of Harper's Weekly for the years 1857-1865, covering the Civil War.
Historical Abstracts
Periodical articles, books, and dissertations about world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Humanities International Complete
Covers journals and other important resources in the humanities. Provided by SUNYConnect.
JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Making of America
A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction, comprised of books and journals. The library is divided into two distinct, searchable collections: one at Cornell University, and the other at the University of Michigan.
Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (NCSE)
Free, online edition of six nineteenth-century periodicals and newspapers from Britain (beta version).
Project MUSE
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Searchable database that includes full-text articles from nine newspapers: Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945), Boston Globe (1872-1926), Chicago Tribune (1849-1986), Christian Science Monitor (1908-1996), Hartford Courant (1764-1984), Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), New York Times (1851-2006), Wall Street Journal (1889 - 1992), and Washington Post (1877-1993).
Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Covers a wide range of topics from popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States.
Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)
Reference Back to Top
Reference Books: History
An active catalog link for reference books in this subject. Reference books are located in the Information Commons room (map).
American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature
All three editions of this essential history reference source.
History, Africa, Asia, and Europe: Encyclopedias (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.
History, U.S.: Encyclopedias (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.
History: Oxford Reference Online
Academic dictionaries and reference books.
History: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
Military History: Oxford Reference Online
Academic dictionaries and reference books.
African American Experience 
Multiple resources, including reference books, primary documents, classic texts, and more, covering all aspects of African American culture and history.
American President: An Online Reference Source
Information on the presidency and individual presidents from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Presidential election data and maps, 1789 to present.
Canadian Encyclopedia
Online version of standard reference source. Includes a youth encyclopedia and the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.
CountryWatch
News and information on countries of the world.
CQ Almanac Online
Original accounts and summaries, in yearbook format, of major legislation considered in U. S. Congressional sessions, 1945 - one year ago.
CQ Weekly
Weekly report covering actions, deliberations, and legislation from both houses of the U.S. Congress (Oct. 1983 - present).
OriginalSources
Original source documents in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences written by original thinkers and experts throughout the ages.
Our Documents
U.S. government Web site that includes the text of 100 milestone documents in American history selected by the National Archives, information about the documents, images, tools for educators, and more.
POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
Internet Public Library's links to presidential biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and more.
Web Sites Back to Top
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Searchable collection of over 2,200 academic electronic books, covering many aspects of history and the humanities (mid 1800s – present).
Aluka
Online library of documents and digital images of scholarly resources from and about Africa.
American History in Video 
This growing collection features thousands of hours of material from the History Channel, Bullfrog Films, PBS, 1940s & 1950s newsreels, archival and public affairs footage, documentaries, and more. Covers American history from the early history of Native Americans through 1988.
American Studies Crossroads Project
The American Studies Crossroads Project is an international networking and curriculum Web link designed to facilitate research and teaching in all fields related to American Studies.
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections.
Center for American History
A special collections library, archive, and museum that facilitates research on the historic development of the United States.
Center for History and New Media
A Web site from George Mason University that combines digital media with historical scholarship to create resources for teachers, students, and the general public.
Civil Rights Digital Library
This University of Georgia site provides access to digitized archival materials on the American Civil Rights Movement, in a variety of formats, including television news footage and primary documents. Classroom tools for educators cover a variety of levels, with lesson plans, study guides, and more.
Digital History
A comprehensive collection of electronic resources which deal with the study of American civilization.
Eighteenth-Century Resources
Includes numerous links to resources for topics in eighteenth century history, mostly British and European.
European Library
Search the resources of 30 national libraries in Europe for bibliographic or digital material (search screen allows limiting to "digital collections").
Films On Demand
Over 5,000 academic-level educational streaming videos covering most subject areas, from Films Media Group.
Gateway to the Classics
Text from over 200 major works of Western history, literature, philosophy, and science.
H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online
An international interdisciplinary Internet connection to lists, Web sites, multimedia materials, etc., pertaining to research and teaching in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Historical Text Archive
A comprehensive historical text Web link on world history and civilization.
History Central Catalogue, WWW-Virtual Library
Comprehensive general guide for history-related Web sites, in four main categories: History by Continent, History by Eras and Epochs, History by Topic, and Methods & Materials. From the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
History Links
Sponsored by "Teaching History: A Journal of Methods," the goal of this site is to provide history teachers at all levels with innovative ideas for their classrooms.
History Resources Web Guide, George Mason University
Guide to history resources on the Web. Categorized by time period and by location.
Humanities E-Book (see ACLS Humanities E-Book)
HyperHistory
HyperHistory presents 3000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps.
Learner.org
Streaming videos on many topics for educators at all grade levels. Many videos are available for free, and have a "VoD" designation. From Annenberg Media.
McKinley Assassination Ink
This site is devoted to providing full-text documents relating to the assassination of William McKinley.
netLibrary
Search the contents of thousands of books online.
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
The New York Public Library has developed this image database to provide free and open online access to thousands of images from the original and rare holdings of their specialized Research Libraries. Spanning a wide range of visual media, the NYPL Digital Gallery offers digital images of drawings, illuminated manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, prints, rare illustrated books, and more.
Perseus Project
Rich source for classicists.
Public History Resource Center
Public history, sometimes defined as the presentation of historical knowledge to a general audience, is a rapidly growing academic field. This Web site includes information on degree-offering programs, jobs in the field, essays by practicing public historians, Web site reviews, and other resources for students, librarians, and public history professionals.
Tennessee Tech History Web Site
Maintained by the Department of History at Tennessee Technological University, this Web site is one of the most comprehensive Internet connections for research and teaching in history.
Vietnam Center and Archive
Web page of the Texas Tech University repository of material related to the Vietnam War. Includes the Virtual Vietnam Archive, over 2.7 million pages of documents from the archive, and other material such as photographs, oral histories, and maps, most focusing on the personal perspectives of war participants.
Local Resources Back to Top
History and Social Studies Education Department at Buffalo State
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
One of the country's oldest regional historical institutions, the Society is the primary collector and preserver of the artifacts and records of Western New York history. Includes a research library.
Buffalo Research
Excellent Web site created by a local librarian to facilitate research on Buffalo history and genealogy. Includes maps, pictures, and the full text of over almost 175 books with a Buffalo connection, most from the mid-19th to the early 20th century.
Buffalo State College - Archives and Special Collections
The archives of Buffalo State houses the official and historical documents of the college, dating from the 1860's to the present. The Special Collections of the Library are many and varied in scope and include the Butler Family Papers, Courier Express Library, Tom Fontana Collection, and the Paul G. Reilly Indian Collection.
New York Heritage Digital Collections
A gateway to hundreds of digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives about New York State's people, places, and institutions for anyone interested in the Empire State's history.
Professional Organizations Back to Top
American Historical Association
Historical Society
From their Web site: "The Historical Society invites you to participate in an effort to revitalize the study and teaching of history by reorienting the historical profession toward an accessible, integrated history free from fragmentation and over-specialization."
North American Society for Sport History
Primary Sources & Archival Materials Back to Top
19th Century British Pamphlets (from JSTOR)
A collection that will include more than 20,000 pamphlets from 19th Century Britain covering many subject areas. To search the pamphlet collection, enter the JSTOR database, choose “Advanced Search” option, and check the “Pamphlet” box.
American Memory from the Library of Congress
Provides access to more than a million primary source documents relating to the history and culture of the United States.
ArchiveGrid
Searchable database of descriptions of archival holdings in libraries, museums, and other organizations. Contact information included.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Provides digital documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government, pre-18th century to the present.
British History Online
Digital library of important primary and secondary sources covering the medieval and modern history of Britain.
Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
This site provides title, author, keyword, and date access to digitized medieval manuscript collections from Europe, North America, Japan, and Australia. Prepared by a team from UCLA.
Duke Collection of American Indian Oral History
Primary sources collection of transcripts of interviews and first person accounts of Native Americans from tribes in the state of Oklahoma. Transcripts are in PDF format. From the University of Oklahoma.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
Links to many Western European historical documents.
European History Primary Sources
Index of Web sites that have online access to primary sources in European history. Browse categories by: country, language, period, subject, and type of source.
In the First Person
An index to English language personal narratives from around the world, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Searchable database which provides information on archival materials held in American historical repositories. An online continuation of the printed version (Ref Z 6620 .U5 N3), which was discontinued after 1993.
Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of over 5,000 Web sites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources from around the world.
State Papers Online (Part I - Tudors, 1509-1603: Domestic)
Original historical materials and British government documents.
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Comrehensive, searchable site with information and materials on ships, crews, slaves, and places of embarkation and landing. Also includes maps, database of slave names, lesson plans, and more.
World Digital Library
Primary documents and materials, international in scope, including manuscripts, rare books, maps, audio recordings, photographs, films, and more. Developed by the U.S. Library of Congress and UNESCO.
